“[Swearwords] emerge from a kind of shadowland in our minds and our lives—an intersection of anger and gaiety—that demands acknowledgment.” ―Joan Acocella : 無料・フリー素材/写真
“[Swearwords] emerge from a kind of shadowland in our minds and our lives—an intersection of anger and gaiety—that demands acknowledgment.” ―Joan Acocella / anokarina
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| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示-継承 2.1 |
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| 説明 | 127 ― the secret gardenRelated to this analgesic function is swearing’s well-known cathartic power. When you drop your grocery bag into a puddle or close the window on your finger, geez Louise is not going to help you much. Fuck is what you need, the more so, Adams says, because it doesn’t just express an emotion; it states a philosophical truth. By its very extremeness, it is saying that “one has found the end of language and can go no further. Profanity is no parochial gesture, then. It strikes a complaint against the human condition.” And in allowing us to do so verbally, it prevents more serious damage. “Take away swearwords,” writes Melissa Mohr, “and we are left with fists and guns.” The same is no doubt true of obscene gestures. According to Bergen, people have been giving each other the finger for over two thousand years, and that must certainly be due in part to its usefulness in forestalling stronger action.www.nybooks.com/articles/2017/02/09/f-ing-around/ |
| 撮影日 | 2011-10-17 03:55:53 |
| 撮影者 | anokarina |
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